tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461860208306240714.post4764142684983079661..comments2023-08-11T00:58:52.485-07:00Comments on the icebox door: Visual Ethnography — Digital Experiences and OrientalismGary Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401023037969981316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461860208306240714.post-36367945398179515462016-04-19T11:15:03.658-07:002016-04-19T11:15:03.658-07:00Carl - indeed I agree with much of what you say. I...Carl - indeed I agree with much of what you say. It feels very hard to put into words how I feel about this stuff. Some of my concerns are about context as well as what is stripped away from the experience. In the example of the museum that I mentioned in my post — placing some artifact in a space so far removed from it's original context that it becomes something almost completely different. It's like putting the artifact on display in a clean-room -- stripped of all context. And in the case of digital recreations the dangers in my mind run even deeper as it is a complete re-creation. It COULD be a very powerful and useful tool but I fear that those creating such experiences will act irresponsibly or without giving such things the deep thought and considerations that they deserve. In the example that brought all of this on — the culture of an assisted live facility — it just felt very sterile to me.Gary Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401023037969981316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461860208306240714.post-83704024193081733582016-04-19T10:26:00.262-07:002016-04-19T10:26:00.262-07:00It seems to me that any work of ethnography can re...It seems to me that any work of ethnography can represent its subjects poorly. I can write a set of accurate notes and then present them in a distorted report. I may present artifacts or photos that represent some truths correctly but omit or obscure others. This isn't a function of the tools or the technology, it's an intrinsic problem in conveying knowledge from one person to another. The interactive video is just a new tool. It can be used badly, and there's probably some increased risk of it being used badly because it is new, without established guidelines or best practices for its use. But there is no tool that can't be misused. We limit ourselves unnecessarily when we blame the tools instead of ourselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094147955791617925noreply@blogger.com